Water Softening System
Description:
This is a two tank system designed to reduce the
grains per gallon of hardness in your water. One tank completes the
treatment, while the other tank, a brine tank, houses salt. Salt is
required to regenerate the main tank’s media to complete the
actual water treatment. There is a metered control valve at the top of
the “treatment” tank with tubing that connects the two
tanks.
Water Problems This System Treats:
1. This system treats water that has a significant
amount of hardness to warrant a system.
If a water sample has 3 or
more grains per gallon of hardness, we recommend a water softener.
2. Our Water Softeners will also frequently be
recommended if the water has a large amount of iron because it will
effectively aid an Iron Removal System in filtering out all of the
iron.
3. Water Softeners are also effective for removing
Manganese.
How It Works:
Step 1: Untreated water enters the softening tank.
Step 2: The water passes through the resin where
the ion exchange process occurs. At this step the hard water particles,
composed of dissolved calcium and magnesium, bond to the resin.
Step 3: The system is designed to to backwash
after a predetermined amount of gallons of water is used. Once this
number is met, the system will go into backwash and regenerate itself
by using the salt water from the brine tank. The salt water will
actually strip away the hard water particles from the resin that is
housed in the treatment tank.
Step 4: Unlike many competitors, our system has a
two-part rinse cycle after the actual brine rinse which greatly
increases the effectiveness of salt removal.
Required Media:
Resin: Resin is the media that softens the water.
Resin is manufactured organic polymer beads used to soften water
through ion exchange.
Salt: Salt is required to regenerate the Resin.
There are two types of salt. Sodium Chloride is the most common and the
most economical. We also can provide you with Potassium Chloride should
you have a health issue where sodium needs to be reduced. Note: you can
obtain salt on your own, but we can supply it for you.
Home Installation Location:
There needs to be ample room for the treatment
tank and the salt tank to be placed side by side. Since salt will need
to be added quarterly, they need to be in a location with relatively
easy access.
Maintenance:
McLean Engineering will need to visit your home
approximately once each
year to review the system and ensure that
all working parts are still functioning
at their optimal levels and
make any necessary adjustments. Additionally, we
will also conduct
a yearly water test. Water properties can change over time,
and to
ensure we are providing you with the most appropriate and
comprehensive treatment, we will always conduct a water test at
each of our
annual service calls. Note, salt will need to be added
to the system every three
months. McLean Engineering will gladly
come and add the salt, but the
customer can complete this part of
the maintenance if they prefer.
System Specifications:
Treatment Tank Size: 9" x 48" with
another 10" for the valve.
Brine Tank: 15" x 17
